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Clarbour, Jane; Roger, Derek – Journal of Child Psychology and Psychiatry, 2004
Background: Research on children's emotional behaviour has been hampered by the lack of psychometric assessment scales. The present study reports on the construction and validation of a new self-report instrument to measure the emotional response styles of adolescents. Method: Exploratory and confirmatory factor analyses were carried out on the…
Descriptors: Emotional Response, Validity, Reliability, Adolescents
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Liu, Ruth X.; Kaplan, Howard B. – Social Psychology Quarterly, 2004
Using data provided by a panel of non-Hispanic white respondents, this study explored whether aggressive response to severe role stress during early adulthood depends on gender and on an adolescent history of aggression. Logistic regression analysis yielded these findings: Men who reported aggression during early adolescence were significantly…
Descriptors: Aggression, Females, Peer Influence, Delinquency
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Ryan, Joseph B.; Peterson, Reece L. – Behavioral Disorders, 2004
The current emphasis on educating children in the least restrictive environment has resulted in the use of physical restraint procedures across all educational placement settings, including public schools. Since its initial use, restraint has been controversial. Professionals who use physical restraint claim that it is necessary to safely manage…
Descriptors: Child Advocacy, Behavior Disorders, Behavior Problems, Student Placement
Soussou, Helen – 1995
In 1992, Pine Crest School, an independent school in Fort Lauderdale (Florida) combined with three other independent schools in Broward County to form the Greater Fort Lauderdale Consortium and to build on their previous experience with summer programs to develop a summer enrichment program for low income high school students. The program,…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Academic Aspiration, Cooperation, Disadvantaged Youth
Kohn, Alfie – 1996
Calling into question many of the assumptions underlying classroom discipline, this book offers an alternative vision to traditional classroom management models in which teachers control students by promising them rewards or threaten them with punishment. The introduction takes the position that rather than employ effective discipline measures to…
Descriptors: Behavior Problems, Change Strategies, Classroom Environment, Classroom Techniques
Research Connections in Special Education, 1997
This biannual review of research describes promising research models that are helping all students, including students with disabilities, manage their own behavior in school settings. The common features of school-wide systems of behavioral support are identified and include: (1) total staff commitment to managing behavior; (2) clearly defined and…
Descriptors: Behavior Change, Behavior Disorders, Behavior Modification, Discipline Policy
Graham-Bermann, Sandra A.; Levendosky, Alytia A. – 1997
This study examined the social interactions and emotional adjustment of 21 preschool children of battered women and 25 same-age children from nonviolent homes. Mothers rated the frequency of their emotional and physical abuse during the past year, their mental health, parenting qualities, and their child's adjustment. Two observers evaluated the…
Descriptors: Battered Women, Comparative Analysis, Emotional Abuse, Emotional Adjustment
Burruss, Shelley M.; And Others – 1995
This study evaluated a program for meeting the needs of at-risk students in a Virginia elementary school. The program, known as the "community approach," was designed to foster the success of at-risk students by increasing parent involvement, allowing more time for student development, improving students' self-esteem and self-control, and…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Community Support, Cooperation, Educational Environment
Glanz, Jeffrey – 1994
Statistics clearly demonstrate the need to assist students who may drop out of school or who may graduate with inadequate academic, social, and emotional skills. This paper describes efforts at one elementary school to address some of the needs of at-risk students. The program revolves around a structured martial arts class designed to develop…
Descriptors: Ancillary School Services, Children, Elementary School Students, Grade 4
Committee for Children, Seattle, WA. – 1991
"Second Step" for preschoolers and kindergartners is a curriculum kit designed to reduce impulsive and aggressive behavior in young children and to increase their levels of social competence by teaching skills in empathy, impulse control, and anger management. The kit, which is part of a series that includes curricula for grades 1-3,…
Descriptors: Aggression, Behavior Patterns, Empathy, Interpersonal Competence
Miller-Heyl, Janet Lynne; Shores, Wanda, Ed. – 1985
This manual contains a complete set of program formats, activities, and references covered by the Dare to be You Training Program. The program, piloted in a rural Colorado County, is designed for use by parents, youth, teachers, church, and service organizations to help them deal with adolescents' problems and to assist youth in developing skills…
Descriptors: Adolescent Development, Communication Skills, Counselor Training, Decision Making Skills
Northouse, Peter G. – 1987
Noting that loss of control is a major concern confronting patients experiencing an illness, this paper critically analyzes the research literature on control and clarifies the implications of this research for provider-patient communication. The paper first defines control, noting that the most frequently cited definition is the "locus of…
Descriptors: Attitudes, Cognitive Restructuring, Coping, Emotional Response
Louisiana State Dept. of Education, Baton Rouge. Div. of Academic Programs. – 1983
This resource guide was designed to assist teachers in instructing secondary school students about the rights and responsibilities of the individual as they relate to the judicial and educational systems. It combines the concepts of law-related education with concepts of school regulations and self-discipline. The guide, which was designed to be…
Descriptors: Citizenship Education, Citizenship Responsibility, Course Content, Discipline
Curwin, Richard L.; Mendler, Allen N. – 1988
Theoretically and practically, this book helps teachers develop a repertoire of practical consequences to use when students forget or do not know how to perform the behaviors agreed upon in their social contracts. A range of strategies are suggested for creating additional consequences and encouraging treating students in fair, dignified, and…
Descriptors: Behavior Problems, Classroom Techniques, Codes of Ethics, Discipline
Campbell, Donald S. – 1986
Typical characteristics of impulsive children and adolescents are reviewed and strategies for changing this behavior are considered. Self-instruction training requires the child to verbalize a given problem, alternative approaches to resolution, and attentional strategies. Language becomes a mediator for self-monitoring and regulation. Cognitive…
Descriptors: Behavior Modification, Behavior Patterns, Cognitive Restructuring, Conceptual Tempo
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